So, what lesson do we teach these idiots if we pick it up? They laugh in the face of law abiding citizens.
By the way I/we have run down the road and stopped people in their tracks and told them they "dropped something that might be important to them" then handed them the can/packet etc, the look on their faces however you do take a chance doing that, and I can't run like I used to!
Pally wrote:So its not smoking that is the issue but a societal attitude to litter! Look at the mess the hard working street cleaners are on to every morning!
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It's exactly that. Cig ends, sweet wrappers, cans/bottles, newspapers, dead umbrellas etc don't exactly drop themselves. It's sheer laziness that some people can't be bothered to walk even five feet to the nearest bin and there's sure as heck no chance of getting such people to take their litter home with them
Or do you mean that smoking should be outlawed entirely? Presumably along with the other litter items I mention? Can't see that happening any time soon. Neither can I see (or hope I can't) a zillion monitored cameras with robocop swot teams ready to pounce...
my comment was not about smoking per se, just that the issue is litter in general, people not bothering etc. I suppose the Pavilion idea might encourage some improvement and is worth other businesses trying. It is all sorts of litter as you say not just Cig butts...I was making the point (perhaps not very clearly) that smoking is not the issue (including the butts) but an attitude to litter. However the butts are a type of litter that the Pavilion idea might help to solve
Suzee wrote:Have to agree about the cigarette butts outside the tattoo shop. My son was quite interested by what goes on in the shop so we used to have a look as we walked past. We've also noticed on several occasions staff smoking outside the door and the butts just flicked carelessly onto the pavement. So had to explain that to him too.
And no I don't wish to pop into the shop to discuss this. Please just stop doing it.
I didn't know smoking is not allowed in this country?
Of course smoking is allowed but littering is not. This thread is about the dumping of fag butts outside The Pavillion (in a bucket) and cites Inkwa as an example of where butts are dumped on the pavement.
@daliftkid Do you think it's OK for smokers from your shop to dump their fab butts on the pavement?
It is an offence to drop litter in any place open to the air, including private land, and land covered by water. A person found guilty can be fined up to £2,500.
Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) may be issued by local authorities to people caught in the act. If paid on time the offender avoids facing a criminal prosecution.
however you do take a chance doing that, and I can't run like I used to! 